The Pushcart War by Jan Merrill - 1987-05-01

Vintage copy of classic Pushcart war retro orange cover- - 50 years ago , story of how regular people banded together and, armed with little more than their brains, good aim defeated a mighty foe. Oversized paperback just good condition does have some wear on it's edges, little color loss at the spine later printing this copy,June 1987 covers are bright and shiny pages are slightly tanned due to age, Not long ago the streets of New York City were smelly, smoggy, sooty, and loud. There were so many trucks making deliveries that it might take an hour for a car to travel a few blocks. People blamed the truck owners, the truck owners blamed the little wooden pushcarts that traveled the city selling everything from flowers to hot dogs. Behind closed doors the truck owners declared war on the pushcart peddlers. Carts were smashed from Chinatown to Chelsea. Peddlers didn't have money or the mayor on their side, that didn't stop them from fighting back. They used pea shooters to blow tacks into the tires of trucks,outwitted the police, and they marched right up to the grilles of those giant trucks and dared them to drive down their streets. With, the ingenuity of the pushcart peddlers, the streets belong to the people & to the pushcarts, age 10 and up ......The Pushcart War, Author -Jean Merrill, Publisher - Dell publishing a yearling book Published, June 1987 About 5.4 x 0.6 x 7.5, 224 pages ISBN 10 0440471478, 9780440471479 Illustrated by Ronni Solbert, cover illustration Carl Cassler, Subjects Juvenile Fiction / Business, Careers, Occupations Juvenile Fiction / Classics / Historical / United States / 20th Century - LAX Vespa,Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it! -At least you know what you're getting into- City- Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it in - transit..... Pushcart orange PB 4514 Blue ch 3 mk